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To Peak.
For many years I have wanted to
make a visit to the "White Church," or
old St. Johns, near Hope's Station.
Some years ago I had an invitation
from Mr. J. C. Hope to come down and
spend the day with him and attend
service at this church and I accepted,
but something came in the way and I
did not go.
This is the church in which Dr.
May, Sr., recalls, in his sketch of my
grandfather, the Rev. Herman Aull,
having heard him preach and somehow
I always had a desire to visit the old
church. So some ten days ago when
Mr. F. H. Dominick invited me to make
a trip to Peak with him I gladly ac
cepted on condition that he would go
by this old church.
We left Newberry on Sunday morn
ing, DecembeT 3, in Mr. Dominick's
Ford touring -car at 9 o'clock. In the
party were Mr. Dominick at the wheel,
Mrs. M. E. Dominick, Mr. Harry Dom
inick and Mr. Jim Wilson. We went
the Pomaria road and I nevier saw a
car run prettier. At 10 o'clock we
were at the church. The church is of
the general style of the country
churches at the time It was built. It
was locked and no one present and I
did not get Inside. Surrounding the
clurch is 'a grove of hickory and state
ly oaks that have stood there for a
century or more. I suppose&-there is
searcely another piece of landxtn eith
er Newberry or Lexington county con
taining so large an acreage~ -f original
forest I was told that the old -igh
pulpit and sounding board had been
taken down in an effort to keep pace
with modern progress.
* From here we drove on to Capers
Chapel, some three miles from Peak,
where we made another stop. Mr.
Dominick's father is buried here. This
- is a Methodist church.
The day was spent with Mr. W. M.
VWlson. He has a beautiful .home on
a hill overlooking the river and even
the hills of Fairfield. - The view is as
fine as mountain scenery. A good
dinner- was serve'd which we all en
joyed and to which we did full duty.
Mrs. Dominick decided that she
would not make the trip back with us,
and I reckon it was well that she did.
An automobile is a curious animal.
Sometimes it goes beautifully, and
when it does it goes. When it stops
it stops. When it is dead it is dead,
and the feeling you have when one
does stop and you are many miles
from home is a very lonely one. Those
tires. If some one could just invent
a scheme by 'which the autoist could
be relieved of tire trouble his fortune
,would be made. About three miles out
we had a puncture. That was a small
imnatter and it was soon fixed and we
were off, but about a half mile -further
on we had another puncture. And
when that rwas repaired there was an
other just as the air was being put in.
Then the third and last inner tube
was put in and we put a shoe on the
Stire. Of course, the reader knows what
all this means. Well, we were off
Sagain and everything was 'running
smoothly until we were in a mile of
Little Mountain when the thing shot
Slike a pistol, and I think some of the
people who were near thought we were
shooting pistols on the Sabbath, but
they soon found out better when we
pulled up at Mr. Tom Derrick's to ask
permission to use the phone, and
-were informed that the central at Lit
tIe Mountain did not do business on
Sunday. I knew if I could get Joe
Derrick that hie would help a fellow
in distress. And he did, and I was
soon talking to Newberry and calling
for help. We decided to come on and
did not meet the relief train until we
had passed Prosperity, and we had
gotten on so well in cur crippled con
dition that we decided to try it on t0
Newberry.
Fred and Harry and Jim worked
'beautifully and cheerfully at each
- break down and kept their tempere
lovely. It is wonderful how a fellovw
will wade into dirt and grease to fix
a ,break in an auto. And do it without
complaining. I told them that I had
seen a number of tires repaired but
had no practical knowledge of the
subject, though I. could use the aix
gun slightly.
The road to Pomnaria is in need ci
Tepairs in many places, but it is bet
ter on the Newberry side than on the
Lexington, except a short stretch jus1I
' before you get to Peak. The road
back by Little Mountain was in fine
shape and we could have made the
return trip much quicker if there had
been no breaks, hmt they will come. In
fact, I fe.el sometimes that they arc
necessary.
I was told that Supervisor Langfort
had already laid out a new road from
*Little Mountain to Chapin by whici
he will avcid Eli grad2e crossings of th'
Tailroad and for some distance it wil
be an entirely new road bed. That i~
the way to do it when you go to builc
en' a good road, avoid all the grade cross
Daity Comj
The daintiest complim
and dear friend is to send
as an Xmas. Greetinq.
A Gift may be ever so
ured for years.
Our Photographs are
ured for their worth as
Promptness
Is one of our strong points, but
you must not leave your "Sit
ting" to the last moment if you
want your pictures by Xmas.
Make Appointment
New Ground
East End lY
. -
brry needs to learn. The Newberry
rosperity road would be a peach if
idid not cross the railroad so many
tmes. E. H. A.
P. S.--I don't know why it was, but
tseemed that all the Lexington mules
i ad horses were afraid of the machine.
A nice Christmas present-The Her - ri i
ad and News, $1.50 a year.
FIRST CLASS REPAIR SHOP.Nohr
I am running a First Class Repair Vco-it
Sop at 910 West Main Street, New- Thr'c
brry, S. C. I repair nearly every- muiain
ting made of iron or steel, such as prcyow
icycles, Guns, Locks, Sewing M~a- gal ra
chnes, &c. I am also agent for the coVelnc
rbrated Olds Engines, Corn Shel- S le
rs, Feed Grinders, Cream Separa- L
rs, Wood Sawing Outfits and Trac
on Engines and Ploughs.
If you wish an everlasting fence
round your yard or cemetery lot, it
ill pay you to see me, as I am agent cra.yndhl
or the Stewart High Grade Iron esigya,tes
ence. Respectfully,istn(1.0 dol
J. M. SWINDLER peR.nh Ala
ANNAL MEETING OF THE BOARDtint9hehama
I OF HEALTHI. ltrta ody
The board of health of the town of S
Ne'lbrr wllmet n nnul esio,fF.D.Moer M.
fli~ay Jaua~ Z 1~~ ~ cck ViCtor-iranI
)IilIelts
ent you can pay a near
, a picture of yourself
inexpensive yet treas
inexpensive yet treas
iving" portraits.
Come
For your Sitting Tomorrow and
we will guarantee prompt deliv
ery of the finished work on
Christmas morn.
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I $50 $150__ -
$75 $200
7$100 $250
need be without a
ola.*
ne of these wonderful
truments at whatever
ant to pay. And we'll
i-e terms to suit your VdrV~I V
$200 and $250
s Photo and Art Studio
Roy A. and Minnie M. Salter
(Musical Department)j
ose of electing a SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.
h officer for the
iary for secretary On Thursday, December 28, 1911, a
rs per month, and 11 a. in., I will sell to the highest bid
y ($50.00) dollars der, at Jalaka, the following persons
plicants for these property: Nine mules, one horse, fiv
in their applica- wagons, two buggies, two log carti
1 of the board not two log wagons, one pair oxen, tw
January 1- milch cows, one Thomas grain dril
Cunningham, one t17m-hor.:e disc plow, househol
Secn+arv. furr bre~. Terms of sale c.ash
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